World's largest aircraft lands at IGI T3

With 543 people on board, Airbus A-380 of Emirates Airlines landed at the new international terminal of the IGI airport, proving its capacity to handle commercial operations of the world's largest aircraft.

PTI | Jul 15, 2010, 18:56 IST

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NEW DELHI: Airbus A-380 of Emirates Airlines today landed at the new Terminal-3 of the IGI airport here, proving its capacity to handle commercial operations of the world's largest aircraft.
However, the occasion was marred by the straying of a dog in the apron area of the terminal, delaying the docking of the super-jumbo plane with the aerobridge by half an hour.

The dog was chased away by airport officials just before the aircraft reached the designated aerobridge.

With the successful landing, Emirates became the first international carrier to operate a commercial flight of the A -380 on the Indian soil, even though for a one-time trial flight.

The aircraft EK-561 landed at around 3:30. It was scheduled to land at 2:50 pm, had to abort its landing as the visibility dropped due to heavy rains.

The plane took a go-around and landed only when the rains stopped.

The plane carried 14 passengers in First Class, 76 in Business Class and 427 in Economy Class.

Speaking after landing, Emirates Divisional Senior Vice President (Commercial) Richard Vaughan said introducing an Airbus A-380 on Indian route is only expected to fuel the growth in the Indian economy and strengthen ties between India and UAE.

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